What color is #869E8D?

#869E8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869E8D?

The RGB value is 134, 158, 141: 134 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869E8D?

The complementary color is #9E8697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869E8D color

#869E8D rgb(134, 158, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #869E8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62% green and 55.3% blue (134, 158, 141).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#869E8D color codes

HEX	`#869E8D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 158, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, -11.87, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 13.34, 152.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.865, 31.445, 29.848)`
Decimal	`8822413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869E8D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #869E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #869E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869e8d; }
.text { color: #869e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 158 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869e8d, #869e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869E8D?: #869E8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869E8D?: The RGB value is 134, 158, 141: 134 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869E8D?: The complementary color is #9E8697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.